Picaresque
- The Decemberists
- Band Name: The Decemberists
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Release Date: Mar 22, 2005
- Summary: Chris Walla produced this third album for the literary Portland, Ore.-based five-piece led by Colin Meloy.
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 29 out of 32
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Mixed: 2 out of 32
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Negative: 1 out of 32
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100For fans of chiming, literate, lovelorn pop, Picaresque is an absolute treasure trove.
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50At times The Decemberists sail close to being an horrific hybrid of They Might Be Giants and The Coral - all arched eyebrows and accordions.
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Over rudimentary, skiffle-derived hooks, a kitchen-sink orchestra creates an aura of portent. Then in steps Meloy, doping up the whole affair with empty melancholy until it has to breathe through a tube, wailing big words in a forced accent that conveys despair but fails to signify its cause, fails to signify anything.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 52 out of 58
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Mixed: 2 out of 58
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Negative: 4 out of 58
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losnyc4see you at the renn fair! nuf said about this crappy, pretentous band.
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BorisH3I liked this better when it was called NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL!
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